It describes when and how changes to the portfolio will be made: for example, it could specify that your asset mix should be rebalanced to its original
allocation on a set date each year.
Not exact matches
In 2011, I decided we might as well go
on in and once our
allocation weightings were
set, just leave it and let it ride until we retire in 2036 (the earliest
date we can retire as federal government civil servants).
The timing of portfolio rebalancing can be based
on either a calendar
date or a
set target about the changing weights of the current asset
allocation from those of the original mix (for example, if an asset class differs by more than 5 % of the original
allocation).